West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-01-06
GENERAL NEWS CONDENSED.

Oscar Cock, one Of the alleged express rob
bers, says Messenger FOthsringham knew al
about tbs plan and was a willing victim. II,
was to receive $1,000 as his share OF IN,
plunder
Michael Dlvitt, tho father OF the LAND
League, aud champion OF the Irish cause
was married at Oakland. Cal. 20 Miss Mary
A. Yore, OF s.. joseph, Mich
Tuesday night, in Pope county, Ark, 4,
negro named Henry Blrnes was shot ant
killel by a l6.year>o.d boy named Ed Dan.
iel3 The negro was advancing on the boy
in threatening way when no was stoppsc
b. the bullet from the youths pistol
Isaac b clSe', an aged firm,r residing at
Anamo.n, Cal, OF Wedioday night refuses
his l9-year-Ol son dollar the boy asked I,
spend az New Years party. TIE father, IN
passion, attempted 10 cha'tise his son, bu'
was Il Iin.by "a single blow on tAe head from
heavy stick ia the young ma as han Is. Tn,
Darrtcide has boon arrsst,d
MayOr-0lect Hewitt, OF New York, was
July installed on New Years day, and as
,umed the duties OF his ofi,e.
Nine OF the principal business houses in
Knoxville, Ind. burned Lose, $4,000; in
surance, $l2, 500.
A fire at Greenville, KY, Saturday even
ing destroyed half the business portion OF
the town. The loss is essimltel at 2),0OU
dollars
Congress is to be asked for an appro2ria-
ton in aid OF colored peoples worlds fair,
to be held In Birmingham, Ala, next au.
tumn.
Frederick Spaeth, b years old a halter at
Newark, n. j., shot nd killed his wife, Jo-
seDhine, and afterwards dangerously woun l.
ed himself with tho Same revolver.
The British steamer Dragoman, from Sa-
vannah, December 10, for Liverpool colllded
with and sank Gn unknown vessel Off Bard,
sey. Fourteen persons were drowned.
a panic was occasoned on Saturday af.
ternoon at the Liclede Hotel In Chicago by a
fire and several of the guests narrowly
escs ped suffocation. Damage 20 the amour
OF 900 dollars was occlsioned.
Wittrock, the notorious Jim Cummings,
was iiled in S.. Louis on Saturday. Heck
culpate1 Express Messenger Fotheringhan
entirely. Pinkerton has recovered about 45.
600 dollars OF the stolen money.
PrislSy Buckmaster, the oldest prisoner 10
the Ohio Penitentiary, has Deen pardonsd by
the Governor. He was received from Gosh
octon county I'm 1860 on a life sentence for
the murder of his wife.
E'even persons in the fam " of Henry d,
Shockey, residing near Chambersvile, in
Frederick county, Va, were poisoned a few
days ago in some mysterious manner. A
number Of those effected were seriously III.
Two mile, east of Fort Wayne a slel con,
tanning % young people was struck by a
train while crossing the tracks of thu Pitts
burg Ft. Wayne & Chiclgo Railway, and
two young women were kilel aud terrible
injuries inflicted on doz,n more.
Seven or eight THOUSAND people atteu ieI
the New Years reception at tho Waite
House. President Cleveland except n slight
limp showed no signs of having been serious
ly Ill. Both his charming wife ana he stoo
up during the entire reception.
Cuaries Godfrey, Of Miami county, Ini.
son of G. Ib:iel G)lfrey, cillf OF the only
remaining tribe OF Mia nj Indians in tia,
State, reside with his fI:her, a1d rec N lily
had falling GU. with his m)th .r-in,iaw and
attempted TO kill her, hut was not succe sful.
He had sin . been very de'p) Ident Ma.
day he took n shotgun, told his folk, that n
was going hunting AMI would soon re u.
Whe' few fec from tho hods3 III dis
charged bo:h barrels of the weapon, blowinl
off the top OF his heal H. leaves a wife aud
child.
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session in Pin lade'piia affirmed the const Ju.
tionality OF the penal sta of May 81,
1885 prohibiting the manufacture and sale